I was 22 when my mother died; my baby sister was 12. We had nothing. We had each other, but we had nothing. — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
If not for food stamps, Medicaid, and various job programs, I would never have gone on to be the first in my family to… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
Every step of the way, life was hard. I was supposed to be a statistic. — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
I've proven myself a champion of workers' rights, particularly teachers. — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
If workers are overworked, or companies hire temps at low wages, this fundamentally comes down to the quality of life for a person. It's bigger than wages. They should be able to spend time with their families. And if they're single, they should be able to have fun and not spend every day of their life working 12 to 15… — Nina Turner Copy Share
Voter fraud is almost non-existent. People don't just show up on election day, trying to impersonate other people. — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
It is imperative that Democrats take a stand and embrace Medicare for All and other progressive policies that address the needs of millions of… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
I'll never forget when I was running, when I was knocking on doors for my first office as I served as a Cleveland city councilwoman and to have older men say to me, 'Can you do this and be a wife and a mother?' Excuse me? Women make the world go round. We multitask... But to have that kind of… — Nina Turner Copy Share
Real change begins with citizens registering to vote, becoming active and engaged in their communities, and casting their ballot at every election for those… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
People don't wake up to go to vote and then have their ballot not counted. — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
It's important for women to understand that it's bad enough that we don't make dollar-for-dollar what men do, but when you distill that down… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
If we want to be the big-tent party, if we want to be the party that is seen as the party that really stands… — Nina Turner Copy Share Image
